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- Why we write numbers in big endian https://cesanta.com/blog/why-we-write-numbers-in-big-endian/ 2 comments
- Why I sometimes like to write my own number crunching code https://dragan.rocks/articles/21/Pimp-my-Clojure-number-crunching 36 comments
- Fix number line bulging into my writing space https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/hanxlt/fix_number_line_bulging_into_my_writing_space/ 5 comments emacs
- Write By Numbers. Looking for feedback on a website I made to write better copy, faster. http://www.writebynumbers.com/ 17 comments marketing
- Write FizzBuzz without letters...or numbers http://threeifbywhiskey.github.io/2014/03/05/non-alphanumeric-ruby-for-fun-and-not-much-else/?utm_source=rubyweekly&utm_medium=email 4 comments programming
- Who writes this crap? "BTC Head to All-Time Highs, XRP Could Become Number One, and BCH/BSV Will Fade Away" https://ethereumworldnews.com/btc-all-time-highs-xrp-number-one-bch-bsv-fade-away-forecast-2019-weiss-ratings/ 5 comments btc
- Write a function that accepts a non-predetermined number of variables? https://www.reddit.com/r/rstats/comments/5hxteq/write_a_function_that_accepts_a_nonpredetermined/ 8 comments rstats
- The Jobs Numbers Write The Final Chapter Of Obama's Winning Closing Argument http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/02/1154169/-the-job-numbers-write-the-final-chapter-on-obama-s-winning-narrative-on-the-economy 3 comments politics
- Does anyone know how to replicate this feature? What you write in CC number gets replicated on the virtual card. https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/cqhk6m/does_anyone_know_how_to_replicate_this_feature/ 4 comments webdev
- Write down any natural number, reverse its digits to form a new number, and add the two... http://www.futilitycloset.com/2010/03/07/stubborn/ 54 comments math
- Justice Gorsuch writing separately: Page length more than opinion numbers (so far) http://www.scotusblog.com/2018/06/justice-gorsuch-writing-separately-page-length-more-than-opinion-numbers-so-far/ 11 comments politics
- How would you write a program that computes the largest number you can? (crosspost from /r/math) http://www.reddit.com/r/math/comments/27x195/how_would_you_write_a_program_that_computes_the/ 40 comments compsci
- Write a C program of 512 characters or less that returns as large a number as possible. http://djm.cc/bignum-results.txt 262 comments programming
- Is there enough space in the observable universe to write down the number of digits in Graham's Number? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4mkjdg/is_there_enough_space_in_the_observable_universe/ 18 comments askscience
- Mayor tells residents not evacuating for Hurricane Harvey to write social security numbers on their arms https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hurricane-harvey-damage-texas-rockport-mayor-social-security-patrick-rios-a7913846.html 5 comments nottheonion
- Try IBM's one-of-a-kind analog AI chip by Writing Numbers https://analog-ai-demo.mybluemix.net 11 comments technology
- Texas mayor tells those not evacuating to write names, Social Security numbers on their arms: report http://thehill.com/homenews/348030-texas-mayor-tells-those-not-evacuating-to-write-names-social-security-numbers-on 161 comments politics
- Voters in Split, Croatia write in Spongebob as a protest vote in big numbers (in Croatian) in the 2017 mayor election. http://www.vijesti.rtl.hr/novosti/hrvatska/2683903/i-tko-kaze-da-splicani-nemaju-smisla-za-humor-puno-splicana-glasalo-za-spuzva-boba/ 7 comments worldnews
- A fun game: Explain a thing about numbers with only the ten hundred most used words (like this)! You can use this page to write it. http://xkcd.com/simplewriter/ 58 comments math
- Steele & White - How To Print Floating-Point Numbers Accurately (i.e. how to write printf correctly) [pdf] http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/courses/cse590p/590k_02au/print-fp.pdf 32 comments programming
- "They're often called lost boys, the many young men who keep postponing adulthood. As Donna Nebenzahl writes, social scientists are trying to figure out why their numbers keep growing" http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/will+young+ever+grow/5044431/story.html 2557 comments worldnews
- Poonam Pandey on Raj Kundra: When I decided to terminate the contract, they leaked my personal mobile number writing, ‘Call me now, I will strip for you’ https://timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/poonam-pandey-on-raj-kundra-when-i-decided-to-terminate-the-contract-they-leaked-my-personal-mobile-number-writing-call-me-now-i-will-strip-for-you/articleshow/84617153.cms 21 comments india
- AnimXYZ helps you create, customize, and compose animations for your website. Powered by CSS variables to allow a nearly limitless number of unique animations without writing a single keyframe https://animxyz.com/ 37 comments webdev
- (x86) I'm trying to write a recursive function that exits with a status of the nth fibonacci number, but I just get a segfault. Would anyone be willing to give me some pointers? https://gist.github.com/seisvelas/a860e4569f0a8e5d1c917d5ec4042e62 9 comments asm
- Intriguing write up attempting to explain the massive discrepancy between the Caps success this season and what one would predict given their underlying numbers https://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2018/01/15/im-wrong-caps-heres/ 5 comments hockey
- Traces of a Lost Language Discovered ___ A scrap of paper with early 17th-century writing gives corresponding numbers in Spanish, Arabic numerals, & symbols from an unknown language http://www.peabody.harvard.edu/node/617 14 comments history
- All these hilarious fake prime number functions inspired me to write a real algorithm. I've open-sourced it as a community project. I need some help to finish it https://github.com/paulwal/primes 3 comments programmerhumor
- PSG’s latest offer to Kylian Mbappé was a blank check, as they told him to write whatever number he wants to renew. This offer was still rejected. https://www.marca.com/futbol/real-madrid/2022/02/24/6216c43946163f8a558b456d.html 9 comments soccer
- The one Trump record he doesn’t want you to talk about: An unprecedented number of mass shootings. Four of the most deadly shootings in US history have taken place during the Trump administration, Clare Hill writes https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/trump-mass-shootings-usa-2020-election-biden-guns-nra-b1424716.html 4 comments politics
- Opinion: EU needs a clear refugee policy. The number of refugees in Greece is rising again — and the living conditions are miserable. This shows the halfhearted nature of the EU's policy toward asylum-seekers, writes Jens Thurau. https://www.dw.com/en/opinion-eu-needs-a-clear-refugee-policy/a-50705633 13 comments europe
- How to cherry-pick data, Arvind Panagariya-style: Why does he use a 2006 projection on population, and not a more recent one, while writing on the number of job-seekers in India? https://www.newslaundry.com/2018/05/07/population-job-seekers-data-arvind-panagariya-modi-government-unemployment 4 comments india
- Punjab: 70% govt primary school kids flunk test in basic English, Punjabi & Maths. According to the report, 85% Class 1 students failed to successfully write the entire English alphabet, and 80% among them failed to recognise numbers 1 to 20, while 82% failed to write the Punjabi alphabet. http://indianexpress.com/article/education/punjab-70-percent-govt-primary-school-kids-flunk-test-in-basic-english-punjabi-maths-5026337/ 5 comments india
- DistroWatch recently launched a feature that enables writing reviews and voting on operating systems, it’s surprising to look at average ratings and number of votes. https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/6knjfo/distrowatch_recently_launched_a_feature_that/ 75 comments linux
- Despite wealth Germany struggles with illiteracy: ... some nine percent of the population is unable to read and write beyond a third-grade level. The most recent study, carried out by Hamburg University in 2011, put the number of functional illiterates in the country at an astonishing 7.5 million. http://www.dw.com/en/despite-wealth-germany-struggles-with-illiteracy/a-19536651 12 comments worldnews
- "The end product of the torture, he writes, was lies. Slahi made a number of false confessions in an attempt to end the torment, telling interrogators he planned to blow up the CN Tower in Toronto." http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/16/-sp-guantanamo-diary-exposes-brutality-us-rendition-torture 3 comments politics
- Science compiled a list of some of most followed scientists on Twitter and calculated their “Kardashian Index” - a comparison of a scientist’s number of followers with their academic citations: Scientists with a high score should “get off Twitter” and write more papers, suggests the original article http://news.sciencemag.org/scientific-community/2014/09/top-50-science-stars-twitter 11 comments science
- Snowden: "I think a person should be able to dial a number, make a purchase, send an SMS, write an e-mail, or visit a Web site without having to think about what it's going to look like on their permanent record." http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57617680-38/snowden-not-all-spying-bad-but-nsa-program-divorced-from-reason/ 1763 comments worldnews
- US overhauling intelligence access to try to prevent another Snowden: "You limit the numbers of people who can write to removable media. We'll close and lock server rooms so that it takes two people to get in there." http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/us-overhauling-intelligence-access-to-try-to-prevent-another-snowden-394441 60 comments technology
- Large number of stories of cops complaining about (and identifying by name) cops who dared write them a ticket. "This officer could have cared less that he was writing another active police officer, I go out of my way to take care of other cops no matter where you may be visiting from." http://web.archive.org/web/20071011192900/http://www.copswritingcops.com/home.html 6 comments politics
- if it cost around $34 with tip, then I put $34.34, or if it cost $122, then I put $122.22. I do this reliably now, on all restaurant transactions. What I've found is a shocking number of restaurants don't charge me what I write. http://ln.hixie.ch/?start=1190803943&count=1 236 comments reddit.com